High Martial Arts Era

Chapter 92: Chapter 92: The True City-wide First Place?

"Two city-wide top scorers?" Principal Tan Zhenlong was stunned.

As the principal, Tan Zhenlong was very responsible and knew the situation at his school very well. Although First High School of Guanshan District was quite good, it was only considered a top-tier school in Jiang City, not among the absolute best.

Usually, the goal he set for his teachers was just to maintain their top position in Guanshan District.

"Haha, it seems Principal Tan is still not fully aware of his own school," Director Wang laughed. "Let me keep you in suspense. When the score sheet arrives, you can see for yourself."

"Additionally, about the junior high schools in Guanshan District this year..." Director Wang continued with other topics.

Tan Zhenlong could only patiently engage in the conversation.

Finally, the video call ended.

"Two top scorers? Who?" Tan Zhenlong sat on the sofa, a hint of confusion in his eyes. "Li Yuan? His martial arts skills should indeed be full marks. Yes, probably tied with Wu Dongdong from the affiliated school, making them both city-wide firsts."

"And the other one?"

"Could it be in the academic subjects? That shouldn't be right; none of our students cracked the top thirty in the city in the January exams." Tan Zhenlong was quite puzzled.

Without the consolidated scores, Tan Zhenlong couldn't figure it out.

Could there be a dark horse? There were always such cases, but someone who could rise to be the top scorer in a single subject city-wide was very rare.

Half an hour later, Tan Zhenlong finally received a notification from the assistant AI, indicating that the Education Bureau had sent over the consolidated score sheet.

He opened the score sheet immediately.

"What?" Tan Zhenlong's pupils contracted as he looked at the name listed first. "Physical fitness, comprehensive assessment 500 points? How is that possible?"

Suddenly, Tan Zhenlong thought of something and immediately said, "Little Nine, show me the school's January exam martial arts score sheet."

"Yes, master."

Quickly, Tan Zhenlong had the January exam score sheet. Comparing the two score sheets, he was deeply shocked. "In four months, physical fitness improved by 2.1 levels?"

"What kind of genius is this?"

At least, Tan Zhenlong had never seen such a case.

Suddenly, "Beep~" the assistant AI chimed in, "Master, Teacher Xu Bo is calling."

"Xu Bo? That guy must have seen the score sheet and is coming to brag about how good his judgment is and how great the student he chose is." Tan Zhenlong muttered to himself, then said, "Little Nine, hang up."

Ten minutes later.

"Knock, knock, knock," the door to the principal's office sounded.

"Old Tan."

Outside, Xu Bo's loud voice boomed, "Open the door, I brought you a good bottle of wine. We need to celebrate this good day."

Fifteen seconds later.

Bang, the door opened.

Tan Zhenlong looked warily at Xu Bo, staring at his empty hands. "Where's the wine?"

"It's in your office, on the bottom shelf of the bookcase," Xu Bo laughed. "Move aside, I said I brought it."

Tan Zhenlong glared at him, "You dog nose?"

"My nose is sharper than a dog's. Don't forget, I used to be a Source Martial Artist," Xu Bo grinned.

.....

April 13th, Monday.

After morning self-study, most students in Class 2, Grade 3, were distracted, knowing that today was the day the April exam results would be released.

Along with the results, city-wide rankings and predicted cut-off lines for the first batch of universities, C9 universities, provincial martial arts lines, and national martial arts lines would also be announced.

With the college entrance exam so close, most students' April rankings would not fluctuate much compared to their final exam rankings.

"Old Zhou, what's up? Why do you look so down again?" Li Yuan joked. "Worried your mom will turn you into shredded pork?"

"Brother Yuan," Zhou Qi glanced at him helplessly. "You used that joke last time. Can't you come up with something new?"

Li Yuan was momentarily stunned, and those around laughed.

Soon, the cultural studies homeroom teacher, Mr. Chen, dressed in leather, walked in with the score sheets.

Instantly, over a hundred students instinctively sat up straight, even Li Yuan, the acknowledged "top student," was no exception.

It was a strange pressure.

Over three years, even though Li Yuan now had the strength of an entry-level fighter, he still felt somewhat nervous in front of Mr. Chen.

However, unexpectedly, this time Mr. Chen did not start with his usual "angry criticism." Instead, he said, "The April exam, you all did quite well."

"It's clear everyone put in hard work and was very serious since the January exam."

"Those few who didn't perform well, don't worry. Adjust your mindset. After all, it's just a mock exam. Performing well in the final exam is what counts."

No criticism, no scolding.

His words were mostly encouraging, making the students breathe a sigh of relief.

However, many students sensed something unusual.

They instinctively looked at the countdown to the college entrance exam on the front board, feeling a bit dazed.

After the April exam, the college entrance exam was truly close.

High school was really about to end.

...

"Now, I'll announce the results."

Mr. Chen's voice became softer. "As usual, starting with the academic scores."

"Li Shutong, 921 points, first in academics, also first in Guanshan District, 24th in Jiang City," Mr. Chen smiled. "Well done."

"Dong Cheng, 901 points."

"Zhou Qi, 898 points, great progress," Mr. Chen smiled. "You're in the top twenty of the grade."

Many students couldn't help but look at Zhou Qi with envy.

Though the April exam was easier, and scores generally went up, progressing dozens of ranks and breaking into the top twenty was still very difficult.

"Nice job," Li Yuan smiled.

"Brother Yuan, it's because I've been practicing high-level cultivation techniques," Zhou Qi whispered. "My physical fitness is over level 5 now."

"With better physical fitness, my mind feels clearer when doing papers and problems."

Li Yuan nodded.

The body is the foundation of everything.

If the body is weak, everything else is zero.

Zhou Qi's body used to be average, yet his academic performance was good, indicating his intelligence was high.

After practicing high-level cultivation techniques and improving his physical fitness, his academic scores rose significantly. This was normal.

This was also why, even in academic universities, martial arts scores accounted for 30% of the entrance exam.

As far as Li Yuan knew, many great scientists in human civilization were martial artists, even Source Martial Artists.

"Li Yuan, 841 points." Mr. Chen read Li Yuan's name, paused, then smiled. "Li Yuan, your academic score is almost at the C9 cut-off."

Wow!

The class was in an uproar, all students staring at Li Yuan.

841 points?

This academic score alone wasn't special, but for a martial arts student, it was incredible.

Many students vaguely remembered that Li Yuan's academic score in his second year was only in the six hundreds.

"Brother Yuan, did you improve by over a hundred points again?" Zhou Qi looked at Li Yuan like he was a freak. "How did you study?"

"Didn't improve by a hundred points," Li Yuan shook his head calmly.

After a two-second pause.

"Zhou Qi, I was 742 points last time, and 841 points this time. That's an improvement of only 99 points," Li Yuan said seriously. "I suspect the grading AI deducted an extra point so I couldn't brag."

"Sigh!" Li Yuan sighed deeply, seemingly full of regret.

Zhou Qi and the surrounding students couldn't help but have one thought: beat up this master of bragging.

.....

After announcing the academic scores, Mr. Chen took out another score sheet and looked at it for a while.

All the students' hearts were in their throats. Would they still escape a scolding today?

"Martial arts scores." Mr. Chen finally spoke, one word at a time: "Li Yuan, first place."

Then, silence for a long while.

Everyone was stunned. Li Yuan being first was expected. Did he not score high?

"Did something go wrong?" Li Yuan started to doubt himself.

He knew his martial arts scores well; there shouldn't be any mistakes.

"900 points!" Mr. Chen suddenly smiled and announced loudly.

The entire classroom was silent for three seconds.

Then—it exploded.

"Did I hear wrong?"

"900 points? Full marks in martial arts!"

"Damn."

"Li Yuan, 900 points?" The whole class went crazy.

900 points meant Li Yuan was awarded full marks in both physical fitness and martial arts skills.

Even Li Yuan was a bit stunned. Full marks?

He couldn't help but glance at his divine palace panel, which clearly indicated: 9.9 levels!

"Could it be that my skills caused my explosive power and speed to exceed the normal level, so I was given full marks?" Li Yuan wondered.

"900 points?"

Zhou Qi was dumbfounded, then suddenly realized. "Brother Yuan, doesn't that mean your total martial arts score is 984 points?"

Academic score 841, converted to 84 points.

Plus martial arts score of 900, that's indeed 984 points!

"Raw score, 984?"

"984?"

"It really is! This!" The classmates were in disbelief.

Not to mention raw scores, even with additional points, such a score was very impressive.

"Ahem~"

"Ahem~" Mr. Chen on the podium coughed twice.

The students finally quieted down.

"You're right. Li Yuan's raw martial arts score is 984, but that's not the total score." Mr. Chen smiled. "Don't forget, although Li Yuan hasn't awakened his martial arts potential, he earned the title of Young Hero, giving him 20 additional points."

"So!"

"This time, Li Yuan's total martial arts score is 1004 points! First in the grade, first in Guanshan District!"

"28th in Jiang City."

"Additionally."

"Li Yuan is one of only two martial arts students in Jiang City with a perfect score this April."

"Excluding additional points, only considering raw scores, he surpassed Wu Dongdong from the affiliated school."

"In a sense."

"In this April exam, Li Yuan is the true top martial arts student in Jiang City!" Mr. Chen spoke in one breath.

Her face was full of smiles.

It was evident.

This time, Li Yuan's scores truly made her very happy and excited.

....

The announcement of the April exam results marked the official end of the April exam.

However, Li Yuan's score was like a bomb exploding at First High School of Guanshan District, causing the entire senior year and even the whole school to boil over.

Almost all teachers began using Li Yuan as an example to inspire their students.

No additional potential points?

Not from a prestigious background? These are not obstacles!

Li Yuan went from being in the upper-middle ranks in his first year, to the top hundred in his second year.

Finally, in his third year, he reached the top ten and eventually first place! In the April exam, he achieved a perfect score in martial arts.

Such a feat was absolutely the first legend since the founding of First High School of Guanshan District.

.....

At 10 a.m. that day, at Starlight Guanshan Branch.

"1004 points?"

Wan Qinghe, speaking with Teacher Xu Bo, had just learned Li Yuan's exam score and hadn't realized its significance.

But soon, he understood.

"Perfect martial arts score!"

"Physical fitness, at least level 10.0?" Wan Qinghe was speechless. "In less than a month, Li Yuan's physical fitness improved by 1.1 levels?"

"A monster!"